As many military families are spending another holiday season separated from a loved one or family members, many are wishing they were home.

Travis Credit Union is offering active and retired military families an opportunity to take a few minutes to let them know how much they care by surprising them with a personally recorded Internet Video Greeting Card courtesy of Travis Credit Union's Operation Best Wishes.

"Operation Best Wishes is an annual campaign held during the holiday season to help military families stay connected in a very memorable way," said Patsy Van Ouwerkerk, president and CEO of Travis Credit Union. "This is a great program not only for our deployed military members but for anyone who is geographically separated from their loved ones who are currently or who have previously served."

Operation Best Wishes differs from Skype and other Web-based communications in that the video greeting cards are produced by using a green backdrop -- similar to TV newscasts showing the weather reports. It enables families to be superimposed over holiday animations, something not easily accomplished at home.

Those interested in the program can stop by Travis Credit Union's Travis Air Force branch with their special holiday props from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 11, or the Deployed Spouses Dinner that evening at the Delta Breeze Club from 5 to 7:30 p.m. to video record personalized greeting and create a card. Better yet, reserve your own recording session (up to 10-minutes in length) by visiting www.OperationsBestWishes.com. Travis Credit Union will do the rest.

The credit union will email those who signup online a special password to view the greeting on the Operation Best Wishes website. They'll even email the special password to your deployed loved one. Share the same password with parents, family members and friends as well, and just like that your holiday greeting will become a unique greeting card for all.

"Many military members are stationed far away from their hometowns and family members may be anywhere in the world. We are proud to be able to support our military community in this way and happy to be able to bring Operation Best Wishes to Travis Credit Union here in Northern California," stated Van Ouwerkerk.